Pineapple-eye remover.



L. COSTA. PINEAPPLE EYE REMOVER. APPLICATION FILED rmm, 1914.

1, 1 1 7,978. Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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. LOUIS COSTA, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

PINEAPPLE-EYE REMOVER.

Application filed February 3,1914.

To all whom it, may concern Be it known that I, LOUIS COSTA, a citizenof the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Pineapple- Eye Removers, of which the followingis a specification. My invention relates to improvements in pineappleeye removers,.the object of the invention being to provide a devicewhich can be readily operated to grip and pull the eye out of apineapple.

A further object is to provide an improved arrangement ofjaws, one ofwhich is longer than the other and sharp so that it may be projectedinto the pineapple under the eye, partly dislodging the eye andloosening the same so that when the eye is pinched between the jaws, itcan be withdrawn without difficulty.

A further object is to provide a device of the character stated whichcan be readily grasped in the hand and operated by a movement of thefingers to facilitate the gripping and the removal of the pineappleeyes.

lVith these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in certain novel features of construction andcombinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafterdescribed and pointed out in the claims. In the accompanying drawings:Figure 1 is a view in side elevation illustrating-my improvements. Fig.2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in longitudinal sectionthrough the jaws, showing the latter together, and Fig. 4 is a view intransverse section on the line H of Fig. 3.

My improved device comprises two members 1 and 2, which are pivotallyconnected by a rivet 3, and are provided at their shorter ends withrelatively flat jaws 4 and 5 respectively.

The jaw 4 I shall term the upper jaw because in manipulating the devicethis jaw is ordinarily in the uppermost position. Jaw 4: is connected bya coiled spring 6 with the member 1, so that the spring normally holdsthe jaws apart. J aw 5 is longer than jaw 4L, and is provided at itsextreme end with a relatively sharp lip 7 which is adapted to out underthe eye of the pineapple.

The opposed surfaces of the jaws 4: and 5 are formed with transversegrooves 8 pref- Specification of Letters Patent.

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erably having one beveled wall and one straight wall at right angles tothe-surface of the jaw, sothat when the jaws are moved together, theywill grip the eye and prevent the same from drawing out between the aws.

. Jaw 5 on its lower face is provided with a lug 9 which limits themovement of the jaw in the pineapple, preventing the latter from beingmoved into the pineapple a distance greater than desirable for grippingthe eye. I

Member 1 on its longer end is provided with a laterally propectingrelatively flat tongue 10 which fits snugly in the palm of the hand, andmember 2 has a lug 11 which engages tongue 10 and limits the pivotalmovement of the members toward each other, preventing any possibility ofbreaking the pivot 3 or breaking the members by a too strong grip.

A lug 12 is formed on member 2 near its longer end and against this lugthe little finger of the hand is positioned so as to prevent the handfrom slipping off the device while exerting a pull on the pineapple eye.

The operation is as follows: The members 1 and 2 are gripped by thehand, the tongue 10 being positioned against the cushion in the palm ofthe hand with the thumb and fore-finger against opposite sides of thetool at its pivot point. Jaw 5 is then forced into position under theeye of the pineapple and the members 1 and 2 move toward each other, sothat the jaws 4 and 5 will grip the eye. When a firm grip is had, theoperator exerts a longitudinal pull on the device and pulls the eyeneatly from the pineapple. It will be observed that the jaws 4 and 5 areextended transversely so that they are of a width in excess of thecombined width of the members 1 and 2, affording an extended surface tofirmly grip the eye, the gripping action being facilitated by thegrooves 8 as above explained.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangementof parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I donot limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myselfat liberty. to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall withinthe spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. A device of the character described, comprising two members pivotallyconnected near one end, said members at their shorter ends extendingtransversely and forming gripping jaws, both of said jaws relativelyflat and one of said jaws extended beyond the other, substantially asdescribed.

2. A. device of the character described, comprising two memberspivotally connected near one end, said members at their shorter endsextending transversely and forming gripping jaws, one of said jawsextended beyond the other, and said longer jaw on its outer surfacehaving a lug projecting at right angles thereto, substantially asdescribed.

3. A device of the character described, comprising two members pivotallyconnected near one end, said members at their shorter ends extendedtransversely forming gripping jaws, wider than the combined width of thehandle end of said members and having grooves in their opposed surfaces,one of said jaws extended beyond the other and having a pointed end,substantially as described.

4. A device of the character described, comprising two members pivotallyconnected near one end, said members at their shorter ends extendedtransversely forming gripping jaws, wider than the combined width of thehandle end of said members and having grooves. in their opposedsurfaces, one of said jaws extended beyond the other and having apointed end, and said longer jaw on its outer surface having a lugprojecting at right angles to the jaw, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS COSTA. Witnesses:

C. R. ZIEGLER, S. W. Fos'rnn.

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